Brake-beam.



Patented Nov. l2,'l90|.

F. B. AGLAB.

BRAKE BEAM.

{Application filed Mgr. 41B, 1901.)

(No Model.)

the safety-chain and the guard-finger.

UNITED STATES PATENT Fries,

FRANCIS B. AGLAR, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO INTEROI-IANGEABLE BRAKE BEAM COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION.

BRAKE-BEAM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 686,378, dated November 12, 1901.

Application filed March 18, 1901. Serial NonfiLBZG. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS B.'AGLAR, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented certain new and-useful 1m: provements in Brake Beams, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My present invention relates to an improvement on the safety-chain and guard-finger.

device of Patent No. 666,197, issuedJanuary 15, 1901, to the Interchangeable Brake Beam Company.

The object of my present invention is to so construct the parts that in the event of the nut that connects the hook of the safety-chain to the beam coming off the guard-finger will still beheld to the brake-beam and the safetychain will still remain in active condition.

My present invention consists in features of novelty hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims.

Fig. I is a perspective view showing part of the guard-finger and the clip that receives Fig. II is a perspective view of one member of the hook of the safety-chain. 1 Fig. III is a vertical section through the beam and clip, the hook and guard-finger being shown in elevation.

1 represents in cross-section the brake-beam of a railway-car, which is represented as of T form, consisting of a horizontal web and a vertical flange 2. I

3 is a clip consisting of a body portion 4:, a vertical flange 5, that fits against the face of the brake-beam, an inclined flange 6, that fits against the back of the upper half of the head of the brake-beam, and a horizontal flange 7, that fits against the upper surface of the web of the brake-beam. The lower edge of the flange 5 has an upturned lip 8, that fits against the lower edge of the back of the head of the brake-beam, as seen in Fig. III. The body portion 4 of the clip has a socket 9 to receive the guard-finger 10, the socket having a non-circular portion to receive the noncircular part 11 of the guard-finger and the finger having a threaded end 12, that projects inwardly beyond the head 4 of the clip to receive a retaining-nut 13. The clip is held from shifting on the beam by means of a split hook consisting of members 14 and 15. of or separately from the clip, while the member 15 is formed integral with the clip and projects upwardly from the body of the clip, as shown in Fig. I. The member 14 has a lower threaded portion 17 ,that passes through a perforation 18 in the part 7 of the clip and through a hole in the web of the beam, and beneath the beam the hook is provided with a nut 19. Above the threaded portion 17 the tween lugs 21, formed on the upper face of the part 7 of the clip and which act to keep the member 14: of the hook from turning after it has been secured in position. The part 15 forms half of the head of the hook. In putting the parts together the clip is slipped on over the end of the beam, and the safety-chain is then placed in position by being hooked under the part 15. The part 14 of the hook is next made to engage the lower link of the chain, and its end 17 isslipped through the clip and beam, and then thenut 19 is applied. It. will thus be Seen that in case the nut 19 should work oif the safety-chain will still be in working order, as it will be held to the beam by the part 15 of the hook, so that in case of the beam being unanchored thechain will hold the beam and prevent its falling onto the track, where it would be in danger of causing derailment of the train, and the clip will also be held to the beam should the nut 19 come off by virtue of the lip 18 of the clip engaging beneath the flange of the beam.

I claim as my invention- 1. In combination with a brake-beam, a clip fitted to the beam and a split hook to receive the safety-chain, one member of the hook being formed integral with the clip and the other member of the hook being bolted to the clip and beam, substantially as set forth.

2. In combination with a brake-beam, aclip fitted to the beam, and a split hook for re ceiving the safety-chain, one member of the book being formed integral with the clip and the other member of the hook being bolted'to the clip and beam; said clip having a vertical flange with an upturned lip to engage the The member 14 is formed independent book has a non-circular flange 20, fitting beand formed integral therewith, substantially as shown and described.

5. In combination with a brake-beam, a clip I 5 fitted to the beam and having an upturned lip 5 guard-finger, and a hook bolted to the clip engaging the bottom of the beam and having and beam and adapted to receive a safety also one member of a split hook projecting chain; said clip having a vertical flange with upwardlyfrorn and formed integral therewith, an upturned lip adapted to engage the lower substantially as set forth.

lower edge of the beam, substantially as set forth.

3. In combination with a brake-beam, a clip fitted to the beam, and adapted to receive the edge of the beam, substantially as set forth. FRANCIS B. AGLAR. 1o 4. In combination with a brake-beam, aolip In presence offitted to the beam and having one member of E. S. KNIGHT,

a split hook projecting upwardly therefrom N. V. ALEXANDER. 

